KFLA-LD
Encyclopedia
KFLA-LD is a digital
low-power television station licensed
to Los Angeles, California
. It currently broadcasts RTV
on its main channel (8.1), Corner Store TV
on 8.2 as well as programming from Tuff TV
on 8.3. The station broadcasts digitally on UHF
channel 52, and is the first station located at Mount Wilson
to broadcast solely with a digital signal.
to the Indian Wells Valley. On January 17, 2005, the station was sold to Roy William Mayhugh, who then moved the station to its present-day channel. Soon after, the station moved to Blue Ridge Mountain
in Palmdale
and began converting operations to flash-cut
to digital television
. The station successfully flash-cut to digital on May 3, 2006, and temporarily rebroadcast KCET
.
On October 17, 2007, the station successfully moved to Mount Wilson
, where other Los Angeles
-based stations broadcast from, and was affiliated (on 8.1) with the America One
network. On April 1, 2010, it changed its entertainment channel (8.3) from WSTV
to RTV.
On January 10, 2011, the FCC granted them a STA
to operate on an out-of-core digital channel 52, to improve signal strength and to alleviate interference from San Diego's
KFMB
. However, the station has stated that they must move back to VHF digital channel 8, due to all non-core channels (52-69) being taken out of service by the end of the year (December 31, 2011), and for all Class A
, low-power and Broadcast translator stations to convert to digital by 2015.
Digital terrestrial television
Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals...
low-power television station licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. It currently broadcasts RTV
Retro Television Network
The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs...
on its main channel (8.1), Corner Store TV
Corner Store TV
Corner Store TV is a television network that shows infomercials exclusively, 24 hours a day.Corner Store is seen mainly on cable TV and satellite TV. It has at least two full-time over-the-air network affiliates: WRAP-CA in Cleveland, Ohio, and WANN-LD in Atlanta, Georgia...
on 8.2 as well as programming from Tuff TV
Tuff TV
TUFF TV is a digital broadcast network geared to men created by Lou Seals of Seals Entertainment Company LLC in a joint venture with Henry Luken of Luken Communications, the company that owns and operates RTV. Besides broadcast and cable distribution, TUFF TV Media Group, LLC plans to distribute...
on 8.3. The station broadcasts digitally on UHF
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
channel 52, and is the first station located at Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson (California)
Mount Wilson is one of the better known peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains, part of the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County, California. It is the location of the Mount Wilson Observatory and has become the astronomical center of Southern California with and telescopes, and and tall...
to broadcast solely with a digital signal.
History
KFLA was originally owned by the Indian Wells Valley TV Booster, providing over-the-air reception of KCAL-TVKCAL-TV
KCAL-TV, channel 9, is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, USA, owned by the CBS Corporation. KCAL-TV shares its studio facilities with KCBS-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson.-Digital...
to the Indian Wells Valley. On January 17, 2005, the station was sold to Roy William Mayhugh, who then moved the station to its present-day channel. Soon after, the station moved to Blue Ridge Mountain
Blue Ridge Mountain
Blue Ridge Mountain, also known as Blue Mountain, is the colloquial name of the western most ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia...
in Palmdale
Palmdale, California
Palmdale is a city located in the center of northern Los Angeles County, California, United States.Palmdale was the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city on August 24, 1962; 47 years later, voters approved creating a charter city in November, 2009. Palmdale is...
and began converting operations to flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
to digital television
Digital terrestrial television
Digital terrestrial television is the technological evolution of broadcast television and advance from analog television, which broadcasts land-based signals...
. The station successfully flash-cut to digital on May 3, 2006, and temporarily rebroadcast KCET
KCET
KCET, channel 28, is an independent, non-commercial public television station licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA. KCET's studio is located on West Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is atop Mount Wilson. Al Jerome is the current CEO and President, serving since 1996.KCET was...
.
On October 17, 2007, the station successfully moved to Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson can refer to several things:* Mount Wilson ** Mount Wilson Observatory* Mount Wilson, New South Wales, a mountain with a small hamlet in Australia* One of a list of peaks named Mount Wilson...
, where other Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
-based stations broadcast from, and was affiliated (on 8.1) with the America One
America One
America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...
network. On April 1, 2010, it changed its entertainment channel (8.3) from WSTV
White Springs Television
White Springs Television is an American internet television channel which features mainly motion pictures, owned by White Springs Media, with studios in Portland, Oregon and technical facilities in White Springs, Florida...
to RTV.
On January 10, 2011, the FCC granted them a STA
Special temporary authority
In U.S. broadcast law, a special temporary authorization or special temporary authority is a type of broadcast license which temporarily allows a broadcast station to operate outside of its normal technical or legal parameters...
to operate on an out-of-core digital channel 52, to improve signal strength and to alleviate interference from San Diego's
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
KFMB
KFMB-TV
KFMB-TV is the local CBS television affiliate in San Diego, California. Its studios are located on Engineer Road in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego along with its sister radio stations, AM 760 and FM 100.7...
. However, the station has stated that they must move back to VHF digital channel 8, due to all non-core channels (52-69) being taken out of service by the end of the year (December 31, 2011), and for all Class A
Class A television service
The class A television service is a system for regulating some low-power television stations in the United States. Class A stations are denoted by the broadcast callsign suffix "-CA" or "-CD" , although very many analog -CA stations have a digital companion channel that was assigned the -LD...
, low-power and Broadcast translator stations to convert to digital by 2015.